And now, meteorologists say a surge of dust from Africa's Sahara Desert could reach the U.S. starting this weekend. RELATED: Forecasters Predict 23 Named Storms ... from the Saharan Air Layer ...

with 24 named storms predicted to take place, 11 of which are expected to escalate into hurricanes. The Sahara dust, also called the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), forms over the Saharan desert every ...